Abstract: System for rapid preparation of an identification card comprising(a) photographing the subject with an automatic rapid development camera in which the view finder is focused offcenter to produce a photograph wherein the subject's head appears at a predetermined offcenter location;(b) placing the developed photograph between the two halves of a single folded card having a back half and a front half with a precut aperture which opens over the head of the subject in the photograph;(c) trimming the excess of the photograph that extends beyond the edges of the card; and(d) sealing the two halves and the photograph to each other to produce a three-layer laminate.